St Helena Government

St Helena Government

Public Announcements

  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

    6 October 2017

    The Economic Development Committee held its monthly meeting on Monday, 2 October 2017.  The following matters were discussed on the Open Agenda:  The discussion on the Water Subsidy Policy Paper resulted in a policy being agreed by the Committee to subsidise agricultural producers for the increase in water tariff by Connect Saint Helena Ltd from […]

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  • RE-OPENING OF PUBLIC LIBRARY

    6 October 2017

    Renovation works to revamp and refurbish the Public Library in Jamestown have been completed and the Library is now ready to be set up again for public use. However, due to a delay in receiving new furniture and equipment from overseas, it is not possible to re-open the Library on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, as […]

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  • PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING

    6 October 2017

    The Public Health Committee met on Wednesday, 4 October 2017. Below is a summary of items discussed at the meeting: Home Slaughter The committee received an update from the Chairperson around the work being done to amend the implementation plan for Home Slaughtering.  Further work has been done with ESH, ENRD, the Planning Authority and […]

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  • ST HELENA LINE TO WITHDRAW RMS ST HELENA FROM SERVICE AND SEEKS BUYER FOR VESSEL

    5 October 2017

    St Helena Line has announced today, Thursday 5 October 2017, that it is to withdraw the Passenger Cargo Royal Mail Ship St Helena from service in February 2018 and has appointed London ship broker CW Kellock & Co Ltd to handle her sale. Operated by St Helena Line Ltd (SHL) on behalf of the St […]

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  • RMS TO CONTINUE UNTIL FEBRUARY 2018

    5 October 2017

    Later this month, St Helena will begin an exciting new chapter with the start of the weekly air service from South Africa.  This will make it cheaper, quicker and easier to travel to and from St Helena, and will help ensure the Island’s long term prosperity. The new air service will allow the decommissioning of […]

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  • LAUNCH OF BREAST SCREENING SERVICE

    4 October 2017

    The unveiling of the mammography machine by Governor Lisa Phillips took place this morning, Wednesday, 4 October 2017, in front of Government officials and invited guests at the General Hospital. The new mammography machine means the Hospital can now offer follow-up mammograms (x-ray of the breast) to those recovering from Breast Cancer, and can offer […]

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  • HOME SLAUGHTERING

    4 October 2017

    Animal owners have raised concerns regarding their ability to continue Home Slaughtering. Concerns raised are mainly focused around planning requirements and being able to adequately dispose of waste. In light of these concerns, the following has been agreed: Enterprise St Helena will provide some support funding to those persons wishing to upgrade their Home Slaughtering […]

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  • INTERNATIONAL OLDER PERSONS DAY CELEBRATED ON ST HELENA

    4 October 2017

    International Older Persons Day was celebrated on Sunday, 1 October 2017. On St Helena, invited guests were able to celebrate a day of activities with residents of Deason’s Centre, Cape Villa and the Princess Royal Community Care Centre. The United Nations theme for 2017 is ‘Stepping into the Future:Tapping the Talents, Contributions and Participation of […]

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  • EXCO REPORT – TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER 2017

    3 October 2017

    Executive Council met today with eight items on the Open Agenda. This was the first meeting since the decision was taken to publish papers and agendas for Executive Council Meetings and Members were pleased to note that there had been positive feedback from members of the public regarding this move. Members first of all considered […]

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  • WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    3 October 2017

    CHANGE TO SECURE DATA DISPOSAL SERVICE The public is advised that due to changes in use of plant equipment at Horse Point Landfill Site (HPLS), Waste Management Services (WMS) can no longer, as part of their Secure Data Disposal Service, offer commercial shredding of sensitive waste prior to deep disposal. This change will result in […]

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